Location

Kanawha, Hancock CountyDirections: Just south of Kanawha on County Road R-35.

Size

173 acres

Owner

North Central Iowa Research Association

History

The North Iowa Experimental Association, the oldest in Iowa,
was formed in 1930 and purchased 93 acres. The Clarion-Webster
Experimental Association was formed in 1952 and purchased 80
acres. In 1995, the two associations merged.

Superintendent

Agro-Climatic Zone

North Central Iowa

Soils

Terrain is gently sloping, broken by a rectangular gridwork
of roads and fields. Much of the land is drained by tile systems
and open ditches because the land has poor natural drainage.
Predominant soils are:

Research

Crops. The farm is a site for small grains variety tests, corn and specialty soybean breeding, studies of nitrogen fertilization rates and timing on corn and for breeding soybeans with resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Researchers conduct extensive tests on corn and soybean herbicides.

Facilities

The farm has an extensive system of tile lines. A home garden
for vegetable production is used for demonstrations and a weed
garden helps teach producers to identify and control weeds common
to the area.